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Today in The World Watches, we focus on Madagascar’s power struggle. As dawn broke over Antananarivo, elite CAPSAT units claimed control, Parliament’s impeachment of President Rajoelina hardened into a military takeover, and Colonel Michael Randrianirina prepared to be sworn in. The AU’s Peace and Security Council meets in emergency session after 22+ killed and reports of security force defections. This leads because a two-year transition without broad consent risks economic isolation for an island already strained by food insecurity and cyclone exposure—and because regional precedents matter: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have already pivoted away from ICC membership and toward Moscow. Our historical scan shows the uprising building for weeks, with France evacuating Rajoelina, CAPSAT siding with protesters, and institutions dissolving piece by piece.

Today in Global Gist: - Gaza ceasefire: Phase two remains on hold until all hostages and remains are returned; three sets of remains identified, one return misidentified. Egypt continues shuttle diplomacy; the truce remains fragile. - US-China trade: Both sides impose port fees amid China’s widened rare earth export controls; tariff threats escalate. Shipping costs and schedules tighten across key routes. - Ukraine: NATO says over half its members will buy US weapons for Kyiv; the Czech coalition plans to end direct state military aid, urging NATO to lead on ammunition. - Europe: France’s pension freeze eases political pressure; EU budget fractures widen; the EDA is set to centralize rearmament projects under member-state control. - US: Shutdown reaches Day 15—750,000 furloughed; museums and research labs idled; scientists report grant losses and layoffs. - Kenya: Raila Odinga dies at 80; President Ruto declares a week of mourning. - Health and climate: WHO warns antimicrobial resistance is outpacing the response; a Swiss glacier runs bright pink to mark accelerating melt. Underreported but vast (context verified): - Sudan: El Fasher—500+ days under siege—starvation and cholera surge; 24.6 million face acute hunger, 638,000 at catastrophic levels. Evacuations cost more than a new car, residents say. - Myanmar (Rakhine): 2 million near famine; rice output collapsed; aid routes reduced to 2 of 10; WFP cutoffs affect 100,000 in central Rakhine.

Today in Insight Analytica, pressure converges. Trade tit-for-tats—rare earth controls, port fees—raise costs for defense and green tech just as Europe shifts procurement to the EDA and NATO members pool funds for US-made systems. Political volatility—from Madagascar’s coup to America’s shutdown—stalls supply lines and aid. In Gaza, the mechanics of verification and remains return decide the scale of humanitarian access. The through-line: geopolitics is tightening chokepoints—ports, payment channels, border corridors—while humanitarian needs in Sudan and Myanmar crest without matching finance.

- Europe: Budget rifts deepen; EDA readies “Drone Wall” and air defense projects; storms along the US East Coast continue to disrupt transatlantic logistics. - Eastern Europe: Ukraine holds lines through 149 clashes; Russia’s market strains (MOEX down 9% monthly; ruble near 97/USD) coincide with Ukrainian long-range strikes. - Middle East: Ceasefire holds tenuously; Sharm el-Sheikh summit staged without Israel or Hamas; Iran’s rial weakens sharply; border restrictions persist. - Africa: Madagascar’s military asserts rule; Cameroon’s election tensions rise; Sudan’s siege and cholera expand; Mozambique displacement tops 100,000 this year. - Indo-Pacific: Afghanistan–Pakistan agree to a 48-hour ceasefire after deadly clashes; the Philippines juggles quake recovery and defense procurement; Indonesia faces a school-meal poisoning scandal. - Americas: US shutdown’s science toll mounts; Haiti’s gang dominance reaches 90% of the capital; tariff and port-fee policies ripple through grain and energy trade.

Questions asked today: - Will the Gaza deal survive until all remains are verified and returned? - Can NATO’s pooled purchasing offset national political hesitancy on Ukraine? Questions that should be asked: - Sudan and Myanmar: Which donors will fund immediate cholera vaccines, food, and monitored access corridors in the next 30 days? - Madagascar: What triggers will the AU and SADC set for a credible timeline to elections, and how will humanitarian exemptions be protected? - Trade war: Which critical inputs (magnets, catalysts, semiconductors) lack non-Chinese supply within 6–12 months, and where are the bottlenecks? Cortex concludes From soldiers at gates to ships at ports, control over passage defines outcomes. We’ll track the crossings that open—and the ones that close. This is NewsPlanetAI – The Daily Briefing. Stay informed, stay steady.